eo THE ORCHID REVIEW. (JuLy, 1914 
of Mr. H. G. Alexander, now stands facile princeps among amateur 
collections. A full account of the collection has been given in our pages 
(C.R., xvi. pp. 321-328, 355-357). Visitors to the R.H.S. meetings are 
familiar with the quality and artistic arrangement of the groups staged 
from time to time, and we need only recall the magnificent group, three- 
hundred feet in extent, staged at the Ghent Quinquennial Exhibition in 
1908, and the still more brilliant group staged at the Royal International 
Horticultural Exhibition, Chelsea, two years ago, ‘the best that has ever 
been staged in this or any other country,” which gained the King’s Cup. 
Sir George has long been a deservedly popular member of the Council of 
the Royal Horticultural Society, and a Vice-President of the Orchid 
Committee. He was an Equerry to the late King Edward from 1892 to 
1910, since when he has been Equerry to Queen Alexandra and an extra 
Equerry to his Majesty the King. For the loan of the block here 
reproduced we are indebted to the courtesy of the Editor of The Garden. 
| iees| ORCHIDS AT JARVISBROOK, SUSSEX. ZAR 
NE by one the old Orchid firms are disappearing from the metropolitan 
area, being driven by the exigencies of space, or the prevalence of fog 
and the absence of sun during the winter months, to seek fresh fields and 
pastures new for the culture of their plants. Over thirty years ago the 
firm of Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., so long established at Upper Claptom, 
removed to Bush Hill Park, Enfield—then open fields and market gardens 
—but after some twenty-five years of renewed activity the firm wés 
dissolved, though the new firm of Messrs. Stuart Low & Co. arose on the 
old site. By this time the builder and the fog had followed, and although 
the Orchids succeeded very well from May to October some distressiNé 
results were seen during the winter months, especially among Orchids that 
flower during this period, so that another move has been arranged, fot 
the Orchids, this time to a new branch establishment at Jarvisbrook, 
Sussex, where the plants are now comfortably settled, and already show 
decided appreciation of their improved environment. ; 
The new establishment of Messrs. Stuart Low & Co. is situated well 
the Sussex heights, some 500 feet above sea-level, and is so sheltered by 
Surrounding hills as to get all the advantages of the altitude in cleat e 
and sunshine and yet is protected from the wind. The journey from 
London is through some of the most lovely scenery in Surrey and Susse 
and is, in fact, quite a holiday jaunt, whether taken by rail oF mor 
The London, Brighton, and South-Coast Railway have now started a direct 
and accelerated service, and most trains avoid the change at Groombridge 
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